keever - 1967

Item Set

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• Letter to Sam Schreiner about river warfare article
  Letter to Sam Schreiner of The Reader's Digest from Keever about "River Warfare" articles
• Aerial photo of strike on H?i D??ng army barracks
  Original caption: "USS constellation CVA-64 strike on H?i D??ng army barracks by pilots of the USS Constellation on Oct. 4, 1967." Aerial photograph of a bomb exploding in a rural area near a river. A jet plane is flying in the upper right of the frame.
• Crewmen of Air Force C-123 Provider meet Maj. Joe Robertson
  Original caption: "Saigon - Rescued Airmen Meet Search Chief - Crewmen of Air Force C-123 Provider shot down in the Iron Triangle 23 miles northwest of Saigon this morning (Oct. 31) meet Maj. Joe Robertson (right) of Macon, Ga., who directed the successful rescue effort. The crewmen (left to right) S. Sgt. Ilijah R. Winstead, 34, of Nashville, NC, flight mechanic; Capt. Thomas Davie, 29, of Tulsa Okla., pilot; and Capt. Joseph Doughterty, 35, of Glasgow, ky., copilot, were picked up 25 minutes after their aircraft was downed by intense ground fire." A group of four US airmen in a four-way handshake. There is a building made of corrugated iron and scrap wood in the background.
• Letter to Sam Schreiner about river warfare article
  Letter to Sam Schreiner of The Reader's Digest from Keever about "River Warfare" articles
• Letter from Naval Officer on river warfare article
  List of fact-checks and edits related to Keever's "River Warfare" article
• Aerial photo of burning MIG's at Kep Airfield
  Original caption: "Minutes after an attack by other aircraft of air wing nine from the USS Enterprise, an rA-5C Vigilante obtained this photograph of burning MIG's in Revetments at Kep military Airfield May 21. Four MIG's were burned on the ground during the attacks and airfield facilities received considerable damage. The pilot and Navigator of the reconnaissance vigilante were, lt. commander John H. Fowkles of Hanover, Virginia and Lt. John Capewell Jr. of Trenton, NJ." Aerial photo a bombed airfield in a rural area. Smoke rises from the area.
• Post strike photo of communist SAM site
  Original caption: "Post Strike Photo - After massive bombardment of the site, spearheaded by Air Force F-4C Phantom crews, the communist SAM site was completely destroyed. Secondary explosions were observed in each of six launch sites within the complex and numerous other secondaries was triggered in areas immediately adjacent. The air strikes were made through intense enemy 37 and 57mm anti-aircraft fire." Aerial photo, with the location of missiles marked in pen.
• U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bering Strait
  Original caption: "All White - The all white U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bering Strait sits at anchor off Phu Quoc Island in the Gulf of Thailand after arriving in Vietnamese waters Monday, May 15. The Bering Strait is one of five, 150-man Cutters that will augment the 26 small, 80-foot Cutters which have served with Navy's Coastal Surveillance Force (Operation Market Time) since October 1965. The five Cutter are painted all white, the traditional Coast Guard color." An American Navy ship on the open water.
• Highway bridge cut by F-105 Thunderchief pilots
  Original caption: "Highway Bridge Cut - An Air Force reconnaissance jet photographed the Hanoi railroad and highway bridge shortly after it was cut by F-105 Thunderchief pilots. Struck for the second time in less than a week the bridge serves these only railway link between Hanoi and the three railroads north, northwest, and northeast of Hanoi." Aerial photo of a bridge over a river, that has been bombed and cut.
• US Navy F4Bs
  Original caption: "Four F4B's streak across the sky in formation towards their targets, in North Vietnam. The squadron is VF-114 which is deployed aboard the USS Kitty Hawk." Four US Navy fight jets in flight.
• Amphibious craft
  Original caption: "An amphibious craft from dock landing strip USS Monticello loaded with U.S. Marines of the Seventh Fleet special landing force, heads toward the beachhead in Operation Beacon Hill I, March 20. The landing took place just south of the demilitarized zone for search-and-destroy sweep through northern Quang Tri Province. Intelligence reports indicate that at least on North Vietnam army division and an unconfirmed number of Viet Cong have recently been operating in the area. Beacon Hill I is the third amphibious assault by the Seventh Fleet in this area." An amphibious boat full of soldiers on the open water.
• Aerial photo of Bắc Giang
  Original caption: "Air strike on Bắc Giang thermonuclear power plant. Photo taken March 11 during a coordinated strike from three aircraft carriers. The plant, located 23 miles from Hanoi, was hit from A6 Intruders from Kitty Hawk and other Navy carrier based planes." Aerial photograph of a bombing in a rural area.
• Artillery shells
  Original caption: "Operation 'Junction City,' - Booming artillery pieces of the 23d Artillery Group Rain tons of the steel on the enemy in War Zone 'C', as U.S. Army Vietnam's massive multi-division sweep and clear operation continues its hard hitting strike against VC and North Vietnamese Army forces in the largest ground combat operation of the conflict. Ending their fourth week in 'Junction City,' U.S. Army troops have killed more than 1,100 of the hard core enemy. The artillery shell casing (Brass) above testify that the Army's 23d Artillery Group is living up to the artilleryman's motto, 'Lay The Steel on the Target!'" A huge pile of shell casings.
• Enemy steel-hulled trawler
  Original caption: "Infiltrating Trawler - An enemy steel-hulled trawler, of the same type as this vessel, was destroyed north of Quang Ngai City early this morning. The 100-foot trawler shown was captured June 20, 1966. Close to 80 tons of ammunition and 1,000 weapons were taken off the trawler captured in June." A trawler on the open ocean.
• Portrait of Keever with a Marine Corpsman discussing airplane equipment
  Black and white portrait of Keever. Written on the back of the photo in Keever's handwriting: "With USMC UMA (AW) 242 Sqd. Of A-6 Intruders at Danang Air Base. March 12/67. With Bomber/Navigator explaining all toe[?] electronic gadgets- for Cosmopolitan piece on USMC."
• Aerial photo of vehicle-mounted anti-aircraft weapons
  Original caption: "Vehicle Mounted Weapons - This Air Force reconnaissance photograph reveals six mobile, vehicle-mounted anti-aircraft weapons (4 reverted), with a reverted central fire control area. Seven troop and support tents are located throughout the area." An aerial photo of vehicles parked in circular mounds
• Aerial photo of Russian-built MIG-17 fighter aircrafts
  Original caption: "MIGs revealed - This Air Force reconnaissance photograph reveals three Russian-built MIG-17 fighter aircraft at an airfield in North Vietnam. The aircraft parking area at rights shows one of the aircraft being serviced." Aerial photo of an airfield.
• Aerial photo of bombed missile site
  Original caption: "F4B Phantoms and A4C Skywalks successfully hit the missile holding area with 500-pound bombs and rockets. The photo shows nine of the ten missiles were destroyed by the Enterprise pilots. Photos were taken despite heavy AAA fire from five placements." Aerial photo of smoke rising over a rural area. A white line drawn on the photo point out some bomb craters.
• Commander Philip J. Ryan and Lt. (j.g.) James E. Owne examine damage to their RA-5C Vigilante
  Original caption: "Commanding officer, Cdr. Philip J. Ryan, 39, of Goodhue, Minn., and his navigator, Lt. (j.g.) James E. Owne, 24, of Hartford, Conn., examine damage sustained by their RA-5C Vigilante while obtaining photo reconnaissance of the damage inflicted by planes from USS Enterprise on SAM missile complex, 50 miles southwest of Hanoi." Two US pilots examining a damaged aircraft.
• MIG hit in a fire fight
  Original caption: "Saigon - Firing his 20mm cannon at point-blank range, Major Kuster hits the left wing of the MIG near the fuselage and it bursts into flame. The major's F-105 passed 15 to feet below the flaming MIG." An airplane flying with a damaged wing.
• First Marine Aircraft Wing press packet
  Press packet that includes "First Marine Aircraft Wing," "The Force Logistic Command Story," a table of contents, biographies and portraits of Major General Norman J. Anderson and Brigadier General Robert P. Keller, "Brief History of the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing," "The 1st Marine Aircraft Wing in Vietnam," "Significant Operations of the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing in the Republic of Vietnam," "1st Marine Aircraft Wing Support of Other Unit Operations," a map of I Corps, "Commanding Generals of the First Marine Aircraft Wing," and "The Mission--And How It Is Fulfilled." The packet also includes photos of First Marine Aircraft Wing planes, including a F8 Crusader, a TF9J Cougar, an EA-6A, a F4B Phantom, a CH-46 Sea Knight, a CH53A Sea Stallion, an UH1E Huey, an UH34D, an O1C, a KC-13OF Hercules, a C-117, an US-2B, a RF4B Phantom, an EF10B Skynight, an A4 Skyhawk, and an A6A Intruder.
• North Vietnamese surface-to-air missile (SAM)
  Original caption: "A North Vietnamese surface to air missile (SAM) in flight, photographed by the crew of an RA5C Vigilante Photo Reconnaissance plane. The carrier based vilgilante was on a reconnaisance mission west of H?i D??ng, July 2, when the SAM was photographed." Missile in flight.
• Letter to Ed Kiester about "Open Arms" article
  Letter from Keever to Ed Kiester, managing edtior of Parade, asking about Open Arms article.
• Aerial photo of Tri Dong Highway Bridge
  Original caption: "Photo show remains of the Tri Dong Highway Bridge 38 miles South of Hanoi after strike by USS Bon Homme Richard pilots on 11 July 1967. Bridge was knocked out in an earlier raid but rebuilt. The 11 July attacked knocked down one span and damaged the rest. Bombed areas at top left and right of photo are anti-aircraft sites. LTJG Stephan R. Gray, Okla. on strike with other pilots of attack squadron 212, was Lemoore Calif., said 'we got some direct hits I could see pieces of the bridge flying through the air.'" Aerial photo of a bombed bridge over a river.
• Aerial photo of H?i D??ng Soccer Stadium surface-to-air missile (SAM) site
  Original caption: "Aerial photograph taken by U.S. Navy reconnaisance aircraft showing SAM site in the H?i D??ng soccer stadium midway between Hanoi and Haiphong. Photograph shows North Vietnam's location of an Air Defence site in a populated area." Aerial photograph of a stadium with machines and tire tracks inside.